be detached

Frequency: 8.5150.2 per million words

To exist in a state of being separate or disconnected.

detachedVERB + detached

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Examples (10)

  • The main character in the novel is completely detached from the world around him.
  • After the traumatic event, she was strangely detached and showed very little emotion.
  • As a scientist, one must be detached in order to analyze the data objectively.
  • He has been very detached from his family since he moved abroad.
  • Her constant state of being detached made it hard for others to connect with her.
  • The garage is detached from the house and has its own separate entrance.
  • If a leader is too detached from their team's concerns, morale will suffer.
  • While everyone else was panicking, he was oddly detached from the chaos.
  • Is it possible to be detached from a situation while still caring about the result?
  • The old observatory was detached from all other campus buildings to minimize light pollution.